<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper is a technical note about the theoretical evaluation of the bandwidth of multirotor helicopters. Starting from a mathematical linear model of the dynamics of a multirotor aircraft, the transfer functions of the state variables that deeply affect the stability characteristics of the aircraft are obtained. From these transfer functions, the frequency response analysis of the system is effected. After this analysis, the bandwidth of the system is defined. This result is immediately utilized for the design of discrete PID controllers for hovering flight stabilization. Numeric simulations are shown to demonstrate that the knowledge of the bandwidth is a valid aid in the design of flight control systems of these machines.</p></abstract>

This paper is a technical note about the theoretical evaluation of the bandwidth of multirotor helicopters. Starting from a mathematical linear model of the dynamics of a multirotor aircraft, the transfer functions of the state variables that deeply affect the stability characteristics of the aircraft are obtained. From these transfer functions, the frequency response analysis of the system is effected. After this analysis, the bandwidth of the system is defined. This result is immediately utilized for the design of discrete PID controllers for hovering flight stabilization. Numeric simulations are shown to demonstrate that the knowledge of the bandwidth is a valid aid in the design of flight control systems of these machines.

Bandwidth Assessment for MultiRotor UAVs

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Industrial Engineering

Acta Mechanica et Automatica

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This paper is a technical note about the theoretical evaluation of the bandwidth of multirotor helicopters. Starting from a mathematical linear model of the...

Bandwidth Assessment for MultiRotor UAVs

Published Online: Jun 15, 2017

Page range: 150 - 153

Received: Jul 14, 2016

Accepted: May 31, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0023

Keywords
Multirotor, PID, Attitude Stabilization, Flight Control, Bandwidth

© 2017 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Bandwidth Assessment for MultiRotor UAVs

Published Online: Jun 15, 2017

Page range: 150 - 153

Received: Jul 14, 2016

Accepted: May 31, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ama-2017-0023

KeywordsMultirotor, PID, Attitude Stabilization, Flight Control, Bandwidth

© 2017 Bialystok University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Multirotor, PID, Attitude Stabilization, Flight Control, Bandwidth